Digital Nova Scotia & ICTC:
Covid 19 Survey

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* 1. What region/s do you have operations/staff (select all applicable)?

Nova Scotia

Canada (please list relevant provinces below)

International

Relevant provinces outside of Nova Scotia

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* 2. Participant Information (optional)

Name:

Role:

Company:

Email address:

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* 3. Are you currently a DNS member?

Yes

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* 4. How many people does your company employ?

1-10

11-50

51-250

251+

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* 5. Which of these sectors does your company operate in? If you are active in more than one sector, please identify the main sector. (one response only)

Advanced Manufacturing [the development and adoption of innovative technologies to create new products, enhance processes and establish more efficient and cost-effective ways of working. The sector comprises companies from R&D and design to production and distribution.]

Agri-Food/Oceans [includes agriculture, fisheries and aquaculture, and food and beverage processing.]

Clean Technology [any process, product or service that reduces environmental impacts. These technologies are developed by a broad array of firms, and their adoption spans all sectors of the economy. By developing and adopting clean technologies, companies and industry can better control costs, meet new regulatory requirements, improve global competitiveness and reduce impacts on climate, water, land and air.]

Clean resources [it’s where innovation drives economic and environmental competitiveness in the energy, mining and forest sectors, and which leverages Canada’s natural resources advantage to transition to a low-carbon economy.]

Digital Industries [an intersection of ICT, digital and interactive media, SaaS, cybersecurity, content industries, and manufacturers or service companies that display data or information in creative or innovative ways]

Health & Biosciences [a wide range of companies, from the developers and manufacturers of pharmaceuticals, medical devices and biomedical innovations, to producers of digital health solutions and disruptive technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI), big data analytics, 3D printing, robotics and nanotechnologies.]

Fintech [new applications, processes, products, or business models in the financial services industry, composed of one or more complementary financial services and provided as an end-to-end process via the Internet.]

Professional Services [supporting the digital industry through tech-enabled professional services]

Other (please specify)

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* 6. How is day-to-day business being conducted?

In-person

Modified in-person

Working from home using digital tools

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* 7. How concerned are you about your business’s ability to deal with COVID-19?

Unconcerned

Somewhat unconcerned

Neither concerned nor unconcerned

Somewhat concerned

Concerned

If you are concerned, can you elaborate?

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* 8. How long do you predict COVID-19 impacting your business?

Up to 1 months

2-3 months

Up to 6 months

Up to a year

Over a year

Unsure/don’t know at this point

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* 9. What impacts are you experiencing as a result of the COVID-19 outbreak? (one response for each issue)

	Not expected	Possible, but no impact yet	Minor Impact	Medium Impact	Significant Impact
Increased staff hours and/or require new staff	Increased staff hours and/or require new staff Not expected	Increased staff hours and/or require new staff Possible, but no impact yet	Increased staff hours and/or require new staff Minor Impact	Increased staff hours and/or require new staff Medium Impact	Increased staff hours and/or require new staff Significant Impact
Decrease in business due to lack of customers	Decrease in business due to lack of customers Not expected	Decrease in business due to lack of customers Possible, but no impact yet	Decrease in business due to lack of customers Minor Impact	Decrease in business due to lack of customers Medium Impact	Decrease in business due to lack of customers Significant Impact
Reduction in business hours	Reduction in business hours Not expected	Reduction in business hours Possible, but no impact yet	Reduction in business hours Minor Impact	Reduction in business hours Medium Impact	Reduction in business hours Significant Impact
Staff required to work from home	Staff required to work from home Not expected	Staff required to work from home Possible, but no impact yet	Staff required to work from home Minor Impact	Staff required to work from home Medium Impact	Staff required to work from home Significant Impact
Decrease staff compensation	Decrease staff compensation Not expected	Decrease staff compensation Possible, but no impact yet	Decrease staff compensation Minor Impact	Decrease staff compensation Medium Impact	Decrease staff compensation Significant Impact
Laid off staff	Laid off staff Not expected	Laid off staff Possible, but no impact yet	Laid off staff Minor Impact	Laid off staff Medium Impact	Laid off staff Significant Impact
Operational pressures – supply chain delays or shortages, logistics and getting products/services to market	Operational pressures – supply chain delays or shortages, logistics and getting products/services to market Not expected	Operational pressures – supply chain delays or shortages, logistics and getting products/services to market Possible, but no impact yet	Operational pressures – supply chain delays or shortages, logistics and getting products/services to market Minor Impact	Operational pressures – supply chain delays or shortages, logistics and getting products/services to market Medium Impact	Operational pressures – supply chain delays or shortages, logistics and getting products/services to market Significant Impact
Sales/cash flow – impacts due to cancelled contracts or slowed decision making on new contracts (unable to travel/build in-person relationships)	Sales/cash flow – impacts due to cancelled contracts or slowed decision making on new contracts (unable to travel/build in-person relationships) Not expected	Sales/cash flow – impacts due to cancelled contracts or slowed decision making on new contracts (unable to travel/build in-person relationships) Possible, but no impact yet	Sales/cash flow – impacts due to cancelled contracts or slowed decision making on new contracts (unable to travel/build in-person relationships) Minor Impact	Sales/cash flow – impacts due to cancelled contracts or slowed decision making on new contracts (unable to travel/build in-person relationships) Medium Impact	Sales/cash flow – impacts due to cancelled contracts or slowed decision making on new contracts (unable to travel/build in-person relationships) Significant Impact
Forced to close temporarily	Forced to close temporarily Not expected	Forced to close temporarily Possible, but no impact yet	Forced to close temporarily Minor Impact	Forced to close temporarily Medium Impact	Forced to close temporarily Significant Impact
Forced to liquidate business	Forced to liquidate business Not expected	Forced to liquidate business Possible, but no impact yet	Forced to liquidate business Minor Impact	Forced to liquidate business Medium Impact	Forced to liquidate business Significant Impact

Other (please specify)

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* 10. If known, what is the anticipated financial impact of COVID-19 on your business, in CDN dollars? (optional)

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* 11. Given your current business projections, what is your immediate area of focus?

Workforce protection

Supply chain stabilization

Customer engagement

Financial stress testing

Leadership/management alignment

Sales and cash flow

Other (please specify)

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* 12. Do you anticipate longer term changes to your business practices and strategy as a result of the COVID-19 outbreak?

Yes

If yes, could you elaborate?

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* 13. Are you planning on taking advantage of any of the fund/programs announced by the Government of Canada or a provincial government to support businesses?

Yes

Maybe

Not aware of any programs

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* 14. The following is a list of potential government measures to help directly support businesses due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Please rank the below measures (1 being the most helpful) by what would most help your business if they were implemented tomorrow:

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* 15. If there was a policy suggestion missing from the above list, please provide it here:

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* 16. How can Digital Nova Scotia and our partners support you during COVID-19 pandemic?

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* 17. What training would be most useful to your team during this time?

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* 18. Is there anything else you would like to share (additional assistance needed, resources shared, or news to share with our members)?

Thank you for sharing this information with us! For further support, please reach out to the teams at Digital Nova Scotia and/or ICTC.

Rochelle Rodgers: rochelle@digitalnovascotia.com
Tyler Farmer: t.farmer@ictc-ctic.ca

Digital Nova Scotia & ICTC:Covid 19 Survey

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* 1. What region/s do you have operations/staff (select all applicable)?

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* 2. Participant Information (optional)

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* 3. Are you currently a DNS member?

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* 4. How many people does your company employ?

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* 5. Which of these sectors does your company operate in? If you are active in more than one sector, please identify the main sector. (one response only)

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* 6. How is day-to-day business being conducted?

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* 7. How concerned are you about your business’s ability to deal with COVID-19?

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* 8. How long do you predict COVID-19 impacting your business?

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* 9. What impacts are you experiencing as a result of the COVID-19 outbreak? (one response for each issue)

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* 10. If known, what is the anticipated financial impact of COVID-19 on your business, in CDN dollars? (optional)

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* 11. Given your current business projections, what is your immediate area of focus?

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* 12. Do you anticipate longer term changes to your business practices and strategy as a result of the COVID-19 outbreak?

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* 13. Are you planning on taking advantage of any of the fund/programs announced by the Government of Canada or a provincial government to support businesses?

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* 14. The following is a list of potential government measures to help directly support businesses due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Please rank the below measures (1 being the most helpful) by what would most help your business if they were implemented tomorrow:

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* 15. If there was a policy suggestion missing from the above list, please provide it here:

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* 16. How can Digital Nova Scotia and our partners support you during COVID-19 pandemic?

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* 17. What training would be most useful to your team during this time?

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* 18. Is there anything else you would like to share (additional assistance needed, resources shared, or news to share with our members)?

Digital Nova Scotia & ICTC:
Covid 19 Survey